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boost regex support for 64-bit
by itay 12 May '04

12 May '04

does boost regex support 64-bit for SunOS 5.8, HP-UX 11i (native compilers), WIN (MSVC-6) ? we are using an old(?) version - regexpp version 3.12. Is it recommended to upgrade to the latest version ? Is it essential to upgrade to the latest version with relevance to 64-bit compilation ? thanks, Itay

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BGL: record tree-edges of MST during prim_minimum_spanning_tree
by boost＠spyderworks.de 12 May '04

12 May '04

Hi, I'm looking for a possibility to record the tree edges in the minimum spanning tree (like the result of kruskal_minimum_spanning_tree). But unfortenuatley I depend on using the prim_minimum_spanning_tree function, because the root of the tree has to be defined. My first idea was, to use a dijkstra visitor and do something with the edge_relaxed respectivley edge_not_relaxed events, but this doesn't work, because these events doesn't give me an unique edge state. Maybe anyone has another hint? best regards Stefan Rauch

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AW: [Boost-users] BGL: using an edge_descriptor as key in a map
by boost＠spyderworks.de 12 May '04

12 May '04

Hi Doug, [...] > > I intend to write a visitor class which sets a boolean to each edge, and > > therefore I need the edge as key. > > Common ways to do this include using internal properties and maintaining your > own edge_index (internal) property so that you can build property maps out of > vectors. [...] I don't know, if I understand correctly? Would I request the edges' index in the callback member function of the visitor and use this as index to a vector? Maybe you can give me an example? I'm pretty new to boost. Thanks Stefan Rauch

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Re: Boostifying GluCat
by Paul C. Leopardi 11 May '04

11 May '04

Hi all, Back in January last year, I asked if there was any documentation which could help me to Boostify GluCat: http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost-users/msg02787.php Since then I have been very busy, but in the next few months I may be able to find the time to get this done right, so I'm asking again: GluCat is a new numeric template class library, hopefully destined for promotion to Boost. I would like to know where there is some documentation on how to: 1. Add concepts. Is there such a thing as a non-commutative multiplication concept? How do I check concepts? 2. Add numeric limits. Limits of U<T> would default to limits of T. 3. Add numeric promotion_traits. What are promotion_traits ? There is a discussion on ublas-dev mailing list about promotion_traits within uBLAS. 4. Add numeric type_traits. Also, is there a set of documented procedures which explain what is required for a library to be included in Boost? GluCat uses uBLAS. Should I take these questions to ublas-dev? Thanks

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Re: is_sequence
by Rozental, Gennadiy 11 May '04

11 May '04

> It already works. If you want to detect STL sequence-ness, you'll > have to try some nasty hacks. I'm have doubts about whether it's even > possible to approximate that metafunction in portable code. Wouldn't something about these lines work? template<typename T> char test( T const&, long ); template<typename T> int test( std::list<T> const&, int ); template<typename T> struct is_list { static T t; enum { value = sizeof( test( t, 0 ) ) == 4; } }; Gennadiy.

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[BGL] graph constness and vertex/edge iterators
by Cyrille Damez 11 May '04

11 May '04

Hi all, I'm currently trying to write a wrapper in order to use the BGL algorithms and visitors on a home-made graph class. If I'm not mistaken, this requires me to write (amongst other things) a couple functions that will return iterators over my graph edges and vertices, eg: std::pair<graph_traits<MyGraph>::out_edge_iterator, graph_traits<MyGraph>::out_edge_iterator > out_edges(graph_traits<MyGraph>::vertex_descriptor u, const MyGraph& g) and similarly in_edges(...) , vertices(...) and edges(...) functions. However, it seems that this function profile forces me to do a const_cast on g when implementing the function body since the out_edge_iterators are not const iterators, though they point to internal elements of g. I had a look at the example given in the documentation (dealing with converting LEDA graphs to the BGL), but I didn't see anything helping me on this particular issue (also, the example in the doc is a bit outdated since it uses the deprecated Boost iterator adaptors). Am I forced to rely on const_cast in these functions, or is there a way to declare my graph edges, vertices and the corresponding iterators as const in my graph_traits class ? I'm a newbie with the BGL, and more generally with this whole traits/template specialization style of programming, so please excuse me if I overlooked something obvious. Cheers.

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is_sequence
by Wolfgang Meyer 11 May '04

11 May '04

Is boost::mpl::is_sequence supposed to work with gcc 3.2.2 ? I'm trying to use it, but get "false" for boost::mpl::is_sequence<std::list<int> >::value using boost 1.31.0. The same happens with boost::mpl::has_begin. I'm working with FreeBSD 5.1. Any hints how to get it to work would be greatly appreciated. Wolfgang Meyer

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BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
by Witz 11 May '04

11 May '04

if the following code is commented out from visualc.hpp the standard streaming operators become available for mersenne_twister - and they seem to work fine. is this a bug or have i just been fortunate in my experimentation? #if _MSC_VER <= 1310 # define BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS #endif ian whittley

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BGL: using an edge_descriptor as key in a map
by boost＠spyderworks.de 11 May '04

11 May '04

Hi, is it possible to use an edge_descriptor (boost::graph_traits<G>::edge_descriptor) as key in a map? I intend to write a visitor class which sets a boolean to each edge, and therefore I need the edge as key. The result of my first try is, that the compiler complains about the missing '<' operator of the key in the map. Best regards Stefan Rauch

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RE: [Boost-users] help: boost::thread and compile error
by Ben Hutchings 10 May '04

10 May '04

Guillermo Martony <gmartony(a)cue.com.uy> wrote: > Greetings, > The following code taken from an example compiles without errors: > > #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> > #include <boost/thread/xtime.hpp> > #include <iostream> > class thread_alarm > { <snip> > }; > > int main() > { > int secs = 5; > std::cout << "setting alarm for 5 seconds..." << std::endl; > thread_alarm alarm(secs); > boost::thread thrd(alarm); > thrd.join(); > return 0; > } > > But adding a std::fstream varible to the thread_alarm class: <snip> > Results in the following compilation error: > > c:\opt\include\boost\function\function_template.hpp(289): > error C2664: 'void > boost::function0<R,Allocator>::assign_to(Functor)' : cannot convert > parameter 1 from 'const thread_alarm' to 'thread_alarm' > with > [ > R=void, > Allocator=int, > Functor=thread_alarm > ] The boost::thread constructor copies its argument, so the thread_alarm class needs to be copiable, but std::fstream is not copiable. You might be better off using Boost.Bind to produce a lightweight functor.

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boost::bind vs boost::mem_fun (was RE: [Boost-users] Re: shared_ptrs with std::mem_fn)
by Mark Storer 10 May '04

10 May '04

> > template<class _R, class _Ty> > > class mem_fun_t : public unary_function<_Ty *, _R> { > > public: > > explicit mem_fun_t(_R (_Ty::*_Pm)()) > > : _Ptr(_Pm) {} > > _R operator()(_Ty *_P) const > ^^^^^^^ > > {return ((_P->*_Ptr)()); } > > private: > > _R (_Ty::*_Ptr)(); > > }; > > --- > > <...> > No, the relevant part is the signature I highlighted above. <...> > > All I have to say is "use boost::mem_fn, which works, and never > touch the one in std::". Thanks for clearing that up, it was really bugging me. So to speak. ;) I've recently started using boost::bind, and I think I'm in love. But boost::mem_fun raises another question in my mind: Are there any cases where "boost::bind( &foo::bar, _1 )" is superior to "boost::mem_fun( &foo::bar )" (other than a few less keys to press)? I'd say that boost::bind is clearly supperior when "bar" takes a parameter, but when it does not, the water gets a little muddy. I'd imagine that you wouldn't get the long stream of error messages (expected N params not Y, expected N + 1 params, not Y, expected N + 2 ...) from bind when all the different variants miss, but is there anything else? --Mark Storer Senior Software Engineer Verity, Inc.

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RE: [Boost-users] boost 1.30 / date_time / link problem with VC7
by Ben Hutchings 10 May '04

10 May '04

Dan Dimerman <dan_dimerman(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm having the following problem when linking a MSWindows MFC > application with the static library libboost_date_time.lib using > DevStudio .Net 7.0. > > The output looks like this: > > ------ Build started: Project: Main, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ > Linking... > MSVCRTD.lib(ti_inst.obj) : error LNK2005: "private: __thiscall > type_info::type_info(class type_info const &)" > (??0type_info@@AAE@ABV0@@Z) already defined in libcmtd.lib(typinfo.obj) > MSVCRTD.lib(ti_inst.obj) : error LNK2005: "private: class type_info & > __thiscall type_info::operator=(class type_info const &)" > (??4type_info@@AAEAAV0@ABV0@@Z) already defined in > libcmtd.lib(typinfo.obj) > LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRTD' conflicts with > use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library > Debug/Main.exe : fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply > defined symbols found > > I am working with the "Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)" version of > libraries. > Tried using alternatives, but I got errors elsewhere and the > errors above persisted. > From boost, I am using the library built at "My Documents\Visual > Studio Projects\boost\libs\date_time\build\bin\libboost_date_time.lib > \vc7\debug\runtime-link-dynamic" > > Any help will be greatly appreciated... You are using the debug DLL version of the date_time library. In order to share a heap with the main program this uses the debug DLL version of the C++ run-time library (MSVCRTD) and requires that the main program uses it too. You must either: (1) Build and use the debug multi-threaded static version of the date_time library. (2) Use the debug DLL versions of the C++ run-time library and MFC in your main program.

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help: boost::thread and compile error
by Guillermo Martony 10 May '04

10 May '04

Greetings, The following code taken from an example compiles without errors: #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> #include <boost/thread/xtime.hpp> #include <iostream> class thread_alarm { public: thread_alarm(int secs) : m_secs(secs) { } void operator()() { boost::xtime xt; boost::xtime_get(&xt, boost::TIME_UTC); xt.sec += m_secs; boost::thread::sleep(xt); std::cout << "alarm sounded..." << std::endl; } private: int m_secs; }; int main() { int secs = 5; std::cout << "setting alarm for 5 seconds..." << std::endl; thread_alarm alarm(secs); boost::thread thrd(alarm); thrd.join(); return 0; } But adding a std::fstream varible to the thread_alarm class: #include <fstream> #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> #include <boost/thread/xtime.hpp> #include <iostream> class thread_alarm { public: thread_alarm(int secs) : m_secs(secs) { } void operator()() { boost::xtime xt; boost::xtime_get(&xt, boost::TIME_UTC); xt.sec += m_secs; boost::thread::sleep(xt); std::cout << "alarm sounded..." << std::endl; } private: int m_secs; std::fstream fs; // only this line was added }; int main() { int secs = 5; std::cout << "setting alarm for 5 seconds..." << std::endl; thread_alarm alarm(secs); boost::thread thrd(alarm); thrd.join(); return 0; } Results in the following compilation error: c:\opt\include\boost\function\function_template.hpp(289): error C2664: 'void boost::function0<R,Allocator>::assign_to(Functor)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const thread_alarm' to 'thread_alarm' with [ R=void, Allocator=int, Functor=thread_alarm ] I'm using Microsoft Studio .NET 2002 Thanks in advance for any help. Guillermo Martony

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Building 1.31.0 with intel-linux for Itanium 2
by Richard Hadsell 10 May '04

10 May '04

I am trying to build the Boost libraries on an Itanium 2 Linux machine using Intel C++ 8.0. The problem is that bjam is creating a directory path for the release versions that uses the string "ebug release" instead of "release". For example: MkDir1 bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release intel-linux-C++-action bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release/c_regex_traits.o ... Despite the directory that it creates with an embedded space, everything actually continues quite well, until it tries to run ranlib: intel-linux-Archive-action bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release/libboost_regex-il-1_31.a Ranlib bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release/libboost_regex-il-1_31.a ranlib: bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug: No such file or directory ranlib bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release/libboost_regex-il-1_31.a ...failed Ranlib bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.a/intel-linux/ebug release/libboost_regex-il-1_31.a... I built bjam with this: build.sh intel-linux And I built the libraries with this: bjam -sTOOLS=intel-linux -sINTEL_PATH=/usr/local/intel/compiler80/ia64 --with-python-root=/usr --stagedir=stage -sBUILD="debug release <threading>single" stage Can anyone suggest what might be wrong with my system? It is a loaner, so everything is untested as far as I'm concerned. I have no idea what other tools in addition to Bjam itself might be involved in causing this problem. -- Dick Hadsell 914-259-6320 Fax: 914-259-6499 Reply-to: hadsell(a)blueskystudios.com Blue Sky Studios http://www.blueskystudios.com 44 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601

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Re: [Boost-users] Posix extended regexp
by Manish Madan 08 May '04

08 May '04

Thanks a lot for the help John, it works now regards Manish >>> john(a)johnmaddock.co.uk 5/6/2004 1:58:27 AM >>> > What am I doing wrong? > > Here's my short matching function: > > bool MatchRegExp(const std::string& matchThis, const std::string& > againstThis) > { > try > { > const boost::regex e(againstThis);//, > boost::regex_constants::icase); > return boost::regex_match(matchThis, e, > boost::regex_constants::extended); > } > catch(boost::bad_expression be) > { > return false; > } > > } You're passing the wrong constants in all the wrong places, it should have been: const boost::regex e(againstThis, boost::regex::extended); return boost::regex_match(matchThis, e, boost::match_default); You can omit the match_default flag (since it's the default anyway), and if you wanted case insensitive matching it would have been: const boost::regex e(againstThis, boost::regex::extended | boost::regex::icase); Oh, and don't forget to check the difference between regex_match and regex_search (the match version requires all of the text to match). John. _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users

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RE: [Boost-users] Re: shared_ptrs with std::mem_fn
by Mark Storer 08 May '04

08 May '04

> boost::mem_fn erases the need for a separate mem_fn_ref. If > http://www.boost.org/libs/bind/mem_fn.html fails to explain it to you, > please ask more specific questions. I thought I'd been pretty specific... guess not. Allow me to reiterate: Why doesn't std::mem_fun work with a container of boost::shared_ptr? I fiddled around with my compiler for a while (vc6), but ended up with a wildly unhelpful error message. Given the following lines of code (among others): --- typedef std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<std::string> > Strings; Strings strings; std::for_each( strings.begin(), strings.end(), std::mem_fun(std::string::size) ); --- my compiler puked up the following wildly useless error message: --- error C2664: 'mem_fun' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'unsigned int (__thiscall std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::*' to 'unsigned int (__thisca ll std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::*' Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast --- Allow me to pull out those two types for easier viewing: unsigned int (__thiscall std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::* unsigned int (__thiscall std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::* Golly. Those 'two' types are about as related as you can get. So why won't std::mem_fun work through boost::shared_ptr's operator->? Here's the mem_fun that ships with VC6: --- template<class _R, class _Ty> class mem_fun_t : public unary_function<_Ty *, _R> { public: explicit mem_fun_t(_R (_Ty::*_Pm)()) : _Ptr(_Pm) {} _R operator()(_Ty *_P) const {return ((_P->*_Ptr)()); } private: _R (_Ty::*_Ptr)(); }; --- The relevant portion to our discussion is: "{return ((_P->*_Ptr()); }" which can be further boiled down to: return _P->_Ptr(); This looks an awful lot like it should work with a shared_ptr's operator->(). So why doesn't it? I admit that this is more of a C++ question than a boost one, but it's not too much of a tangent and I *am* curious. Mentioning mem_fun_ref in my previous post only served to muddy the waters. My apologies. --Mark Storer Senior Software Engineer Verity, Inc.

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shared_ptrs with std::mem_fn
by Steve Folly 07 May '04

07 May '04

Hi, I've converted a container to use shared_ptrs instead of regular pointers, now my for_each algorithm doesn't work: Before: class Attr; std::vector< Attr* > mAttributes; . . . std::for_each( mAttributes.begin(), mAttributes.end(), std::bind2nd( std::mem_fn( &Attr::Write ), output ) ); After: std::vector< shared_ptr<Attr> > mAttributes; Now it doesn't compile because (of course) Attr::Write is not a method of shared_ptr<Attr>. Do I have to use boost's bind and mem_fn objects instead of std? Thanks for any help. -- Regards, Steve.

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RE: [Boost-users] Re: shared_ptrs with std::mem_fn
by Mark Storer 07 May '04

07 May '04

> > Now it doesn't compile because (of course) Attr::Write is > not a method of > > shared_ptr<Attr>. > > > > Do I have to use boost's bind and mem_fn objects instead of std? > > Yes; bind and mem_fn handle this problem (and quite a few > others) automatically. Why is this a problem? I thought std::mem_fn called the function through the -> operator, which 'should' work (but obviously doesn't). I would think this would only crop up through mem_fun_ref, but then you wouldn't have a container of shared_ptr<Attr>, but Attr. --Baffled --Mark Storer Senior Software Engineer Verity, Inc.

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RE: [Boost-users] date_time clocks, microsec_clock, etc
by Darryl Green 07 May '04

07 May '04

> For those that need something portable we should be able to > get microsecond > resolution for Windows, Linux, and probably a few more... > > Jeff Microsecond resolution on linux? What interface provides this? I have a linux platform or 2 that I'm pretty sure won't provide it at present, but probably could with some kernel hacking, if only there was some sensible interface to connect it to user space. Darryl. ########################################################################## This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. ##########################################################################

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how to install library in msvc
by kason aung 07 May '04

07 May '04

Dear all, I'm trying to install BGL on win 2k, vc++ 6 machine. I can't install BGL now. So if u have already successfully installed on msvc, i would like to know step-by-step installation procedure. I am looking forward to hearing good news from all of you. Thanks a lot for ur help and kindness. Regards, Kason _________________________________________________________________ Download games, logos, wallpapers and lots more at MSN Mobile! http://www.msn.com.sg/mobile/

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date_time clocks, microsec_clock, etc
by Aaron W. LaFramboise 07 May '04

07 May '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I'm a little curious whats in the works for date_time clock support. Specifically, there still doesn't seem to be anything better than a second-granularity clock for Win32. In addition, the UNIX clock is not always as precise as it could be. In particular, the popular Pentium and and some other architectures have some sorts of cycle-granularity hardware clock or similar that can exceed the usual operating system clock used for time. Really--and I have no idea what work is presently being done on this--it might do people in some problem domains (including myself, at times) a lot of good to have clocks with separate notions of precision and accuracy. For example, on a Pentium, operating systems I care about tend to have a maximum system clock accuracy around about a millisecond plus or minus some, and its probably difficult or tricky to get better than that. However, if the system clock was used in combination with the Pentium cycle counter, we could probably get precision in excess of a nanosecond. Perhaps an interface for such a clock system might be: typedef boost::date_time::clock<type_of_accuracy_you_need_here, type_of_precision_you_need_here> myclock; To get the above imagined clock, I might use: clock<microsecond_accuracy, cycle_precision> If the clock requested was unavailable on the platform, a compile time error might result. Of course, oftentimes we know the characteristics of a clock's accuracy or precision, such as the Pentium cycle counter, but we don't know exactly how precise it is, so it might be inappropriate to refer to that clock as nanosecond_precision when it really might not be. In summary, a reliable cross-platform sub second clock is one of the features I miss most in date_time, and one of the features I can afford to miss least. Is anyone working on remedying this right now? Aaron W. LaFramboise OpenPGP fingerprint: CFB4 D883 17ED E9BE 6F16 1BF7 969F E586 75AC 33C4 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAlZuhxDYk2wAn5+8RAg5jAJ0XINhLFb4KikH+oK286PQfu6iMaQCgnTe5 SlmNLXTitPUWuUYMKrHIQgY= =bJvg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Using pool_alloc with std::map
by Kevin Lin 06 May '04

06 May '04

I am using boost::pool_alloc with std::map like this: typedef map<int, int, less<int>, pool_alloc<pair<int, int> > > MapT; MapT myMap; After myMap passes out of scope, I want to release unused memory from the pool. To do that, I need to get the type used to request chunks from the pool. pair<int, int> is not the answer since map uses rebind to get a different allocator. So how do I go about obtaining the correct singleton_pool interface? Your help is appreciated. -- Kevin Lin

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Question about compiling boost.1.31.0 on Solaris
by Wenning Qiu 06 May '04

06 May '04

I was trying to build the regex library from boost.1.31.0 on a Solaris 7 box using STLport.4.6.2. I have a couple of STLport versions installed in /opt. Here's how I built: o cd boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build o /export/home/qiuw01/research/boost-jam-3.1.9/bin.solaris/bjam "-sTOOLS=sunpro-stlport" -sSTLPORT_PATH=/opt I was expecting STLport.4.6.2 to be used. However when I used ldd on the generated .so library, it shows a dependency on an old version of STLport in /usr/lib qiuw01$ ldd libboost_regex-sw-p-1_31.so librt.so.1 => /usr/lib/librt.so.1 libstlport_sunpro.so.4.5 => /usr/lib/libstlport_sunpro.so.4.5 libaio.so.1 => /usr/lib/libaio.so.1 libc.so.1 => /usr/lib/libc.so.1 libdl.so.1 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.1 /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-4/lib/libc_psr.so.1 <ethos:~/research/boost_1_31_0/bin/boost/libs/regex/build/libboost_regex.so/ sunpro-stlport/release> This doesn't seem to be right. Any comments? Thanks, Wenning Qiu

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boost::any and arithmetic ?
by Mailing List 06 May '04

06 May '04

Greetings all, as I'm new to this list, I'll keep my query short. It was suggested to me to use boost::any to store numeric values of whatever type (int, float, double, etc) so that I could use one std::list to store multiple values. I've looked through the header (any.hpp) and I admit it's a little hard for me to follow. I'm not what you'd call a superprogrammer... yet. :) I understand how to store a value in the boost::any object, but I'm not clear on how one would get that value back later (for display on screen, etc). What I'd really like to do is similar to one of the examples: --- snip --- struct property { property(); property(const std::string &, const boost::any &); std::string name; boost::any value; }; typedef std::list<property> properties; --- snip --- But I want to be able to do arithmetic with the resultant object(s): property T; property V; property Z; T [+-*/] Z; T = V [+-*/] Z T + [int,float,etc]; And so on. However, I want to make sure that the normal arithmetic type conversions (type promotions) take place (i.e. int + float returns a temporary object of type float). Example: boost::any value1; boost::any value2; boost::any value3; value1 = 127.915; value2 = 17; value3 = value1.getwhatevervalue() + value2.getwhatevervalue(); cout << value3.getwhatevervalue() << endl; value3 = value2.getwhatevervalue() + value1.getwhatevervalue(); cout << value3.getwhatevervalue() << endl; Both should return a temporary float with a value of 144.915. since I don't know how to get the value from boost::any, I just used getwhatevervalue() as an example. Sincerely, GRE

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Posix extended regexp
by Manish Madan 05 May '04

05 May '04

Hello, I'm new to boost and I had one question. I'm trying to match strings against regular expressions that are expected to be posix extended regular expressions. But for some reason, the modifier ^ doesn't seem to be working. For example, when I try to match "Manish" against "^[mM]anish.*", I am returned false. What am I doing wrong? Here's my short matching function: bool MatchRegExp(const std::string& matchThis, const std::string& againstThis) { try { const boost::regex e(againstThis);//, boost::regex_constants::icase); return boost::regex_match(matchThis, e, boost::regex_constants::extended); } catch(boost::bad_expression be) { return false; } } thanks Manish

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